Project Number Date
test_Tails_ISO_stable 6550 31 Jul 2026, 11:49

Feature Report

Steps Scenarios Features
Feature Passed Failed Skipped Pending Undefined Total Passed Failed Total Duration Status
Additional software 83 0 0 0 0 83 6 0 6 13:5.105 Passed
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
Feature Additional software
As a Tails user I may want to install software not shipped in Tails And have them installed automatically when I enable persistence in the Greeter
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker @fragile @doc
1:38.127
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I have started Tails from DVD and logged in with an administration password and the network is connected 1:17.107
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.411
When I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.133
Then I am notified I can not use Additional Software for "popularity-contest" 3.013
And I can open the Additional Software documentation from the notification 8.461
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.745
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 1.319
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.002
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:23.989
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given I start Tails from a freshly installed USB drive with an administration password and the network is plugged and I login 44.520
And I update the APT lists using apt 6.328
And I install "popularity-contest" using apt 3.165
Then I am proposed to add the "popularity-contest" package to my Additional Software 2.732
When I create a persistent storage and activate the Additional Software feature 14.110
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.600
When I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 3.981
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.218
And I enable persistence 17.291
And I log in to a new session 6.690
And the Additional Software installation service has started 10.130
Then I am notified that the installation succeeded 1.579
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "popularity-contest" 0.567
And the package "popularity-contest" is installed after Additional Software has been installed 0.073
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.623
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.532
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.008
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
1:13.258
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.073
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with an administration password 1:3.193
And I update the APT lists using apt 4.605
When I install "ripgrep" using apt 3.184
Then the Additional Software dpkg hook has been run for package "ripgrep" and notices the persistence is locked 2.154
And the package "ripgrep" is installed 0.046
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.713
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.723
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.009
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow
2:46.448
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.075
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:33.345
When I uninstall "popularity-contest" using apt 3.161
And I accept removing "popularity-contest" from Additional Software 2.558
Then "popularity-contest" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.434
When I start Synaptic 11.737
And I update the APT lists using Synaptic 20.865
And I install "cowsay" using Synaptic 7.607
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 2.482
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.455
When I uninstall "cowsay" using apt 3.121
And I refuse removing "cowsay" from Additional Software 2.478
Then Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.457
When I start "Additional Software" via GNOME Activities Overview 9.132
And I remove "cowsay" from the list of Additional Software using Additional Software GUI 3.019
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.561
When I install "cowsay" using apt 3.115
And I refuse adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 1.496
Then "cowsay" is not in the list of Additional Software 0.340
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.235
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.519
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.031
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker
4:7.180
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.002
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.081
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" and I login with persistence enabled and an administration password 1:11.126
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
When I install an old version "3.03+dfsg2-1" of the cowsay package using apt 5.564
And I accept adding "cowsay" to Additional Software 4.014
And Additional Software is correctly configured for package "cowsay" 0.456
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 2.539
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 32.383
And I enable persistence 10.735
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.005
# Prevent the "Warning: virtual machine detected!" notification from racing
# with the one we'll be interacting with below.
And I disable the tails-virt-notify-user.service user unit 0.053
And I log in to a new session 6.436
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.192
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.051
# We remove the newest package after it has been downloaded and before
# it is installed, so that the upgrade process fails
And I prepare the Additional Software upgrade process to fail 0.056
And the network is plugged 0.031
And Tor is ready 10.398
And available upgrades have been checked 0.035
And I see the "The upgrade of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.374
And I can open the Additional Software configuration window from the notification 2.536
And I shutdown Tails and wait for the computer to power off 17.374
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.965
And I enable persistence 10.009
# We need to add back this custom APT source for the Additional Software
# install step, as it was not saved in persistence
And I configure APT to prefer an old version of cowsay 0.004
And I log in to a new session 6.595
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is "3.03+dfsg2-1" after Additional Software has been installed 10.121
And I revert the APT tweaks that made it prefer an old version of cowsay 0.033
And the network is plugged 0.035
And Tor is ready 12.872
Then the Additional Software upgrade service has started 0.042
And the installed version of package "cowsay" is newer than "3.03+dfsg2-1" 0.048
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.288
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.962
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.013
Tags: @product @check_tor_leaks @slow @not_release_blocker_inherited
56.101
Before features/support/hooks.rb:274 0.000
Before features/support/hooks.rb:281 0.001
Before features/support/hooks.rb:527 0.001
Given a computer 0.076
And I start Tails from USB drive "__internal" with network unplugged 31.795
And I enable persistence 10.862
And I remove the "cowsay" deb files from the APT cache 0.030
And I log in to a new session 6.231
Then I see the "The installation of your additional software failed" notification after at most 300 seconds 1.640
And I can open the Additional Software log file from the notification 5.411
And the package "cowsay" is not installed 0.052
After features/support/hooks.rb:535 0.253
After features/support/hooks.rb:339 0.891
After features/support/hooks.rb:108 0.005